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AMS to EMT: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport)
5,545 mi
8,924 km · 4,819 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,545 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 mi away
Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AMS from EMT?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to El Monte (EMT) is 5,545 miles (8,924 km, 4,819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to EMT?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to EMT?
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